UPI Almanac for Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2007.

CARSON CITY, Nev., May 28 (UPI) -- Max Baer Jr., better known as Jethro Bodine from "The Beverly Hillbillies," has bought a 2.5-acre parcel of land in Nevada for a proposed casino and resort.

UPI almanac for Monday, Dec. 4, 2006.

ROME, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- Italy is planning an English-language film about its only world heavyweight boxing champion, the giant 1930s slugger Primo Carnera.

Today is Sunday, Dec. 4, the 338th day of 2005 with 27 to follow.

LONDON, June 1 (UPI) -- Actor Russell Crowe, known for bar brawls, said he never wants to fight again -- a lesson he learned filming the boxing flick "Cinderella Man." Crowe said three months of getting punched while portraying former U.S. heavyweight boxer James Braddock helped

Today is Saturday, Dec. 4, the 339th day of 2004 with 27 to follow.

SYDNEY, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Oscar-winner Russell Crowe will undergo surgery for a dislocated shoulder he suffered while training in Sydney for a role as a boxer in a new movie.

TORONTO, Jan. 29 (UPI) -- Filmmaker Ron Howard is in Toronto scouting locations for his upcoming film, "Cinderella Man, about the famous Depression-era boxer Jim Braddock.